Chilled Iced Tea

Word Order Practice

Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.

Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.

Why Word Order Matters in English

Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.

This exercise helps you:

  • Internalize English sentence patterns
  • Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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is drives what Excitement Phil
Excitement is what drives Phil
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does exotic and it as and nearly money for years animals as the the he much for been excitement ten He capturing has smuggling for
He has been capturing and smuggling exotic animals for nearly ten years and he does it as much for the excitement as for the money
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worked partner unpredictable with was who very he a Once
Once he worked with a partner who was very unpredictable
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they he partner they crossing border stand were so his out the As quiet keep to told didn't
As they were crossing the border he told his partner to keep quiet so they didn't stand out
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border Phil to money pay guard have off not the did enough
Phil did not have enough money to pay off the border guard
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Phil began with angry too argue and partner the to His got agent customs
His partner began to argue with the customs agent and Phil got angry too
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then partner heat guards beginning up were and Things his the to arrested
Things were beginning to heat up and then the guards arrested his partner
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so violently His started fighting sat partner down Phil just
His partner started fighting violently so Phil just sat down
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locked out is and partner They that up his chilling jail guy in now
They locked up his partner and now that guy is chilling out in jail
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in through he chilling now and teas a is Phil also out got sipping safely chilled iced bar
Phil got through safely and now he is also chilling out in a bar sipping chilled iced teas
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence